Stephen Cobb
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I research tech risk, cybercrime, AI, ethics. MSc CISSP He/him Partner of amazing Chey. Carer. NHS volunteer. Coventrian. UK/US citizen #FBPE. Sick of male supremacy, Trump, Tories, Broligarchy. Yes to hope, love, cats Profile=Me+Lola linktr.ee/StephenCobb
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Stephen Cobb
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· Dec 1
Lifting awareness of male supremacy: an elevator pitch with a twist
The source of much of what is wrong in the world today is male supremacy, awareness of which needs raising. Could one simple question do the trick?
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If you're new to me and/or Bluesky, I study risks at the intersection of technology, gender, security, crime, and ethics. Also advocate against male supremacism and broligarchy. But my first post of the day is often a cat or sky or tree pic. #Cats #Caturday #AI #CyberSecurity #Ethics #BelieveWomen
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Sunset from Scow Creek
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Sunset from Scow Creek
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Scottish mathematician, astronomer & polymath Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. #WomenInSTEM
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Scottish mathematician, astronomer & polymath Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. #WomenInSTEM
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
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Everything makes sense if you consider there are no real solid rules and “might makes right” is the law. In a dictatorship the law is a toolbox for abusers to hurt their victims. 🇺🇸
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Everything makes sense if you consider there are no real solid rules and “might makes right” is the law. In a dictatorship the law is a toolbox for abusers to hurt their victims. 🇺🇸
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January 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Waking up to the news that Malaysia & Indonesia banned Grok bc Elon’s fav toy keeps making CSAM.
I’m reminded that when Elon didn’t get pats and praise for his Thai cave rescue plans, he accused others of pedophilia. Which is looking more & more like a case of “every accusation a confession.”
I’m reminded that when Elon didn’t get pats and praise for his Thai cave rescue plans, he accused others of pedophilia. Which is looking more & more like a case of “every accusation a confession.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Waking up to the news that Malaysia & Indonesia banned Grok bc Elon’s fav toy keeps making CSAM.
I’m reminded that when Elon didn’t get pats and praise for his Thai cave rescue plans, he accused others of pedophilia. Which is looking more & more like a case of “every accusation a confession.”
I’m reminded that when Elon didn’t get pats and praise for his Thai cave rescue plans, he accused others of pedophilia. Which is looking more & more like a case of “every accusation a confession.”
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ICE doesn't care if you're an American citizen or not, they'll just shoot you in the face regardless.
No one is safe with ICE on the streets. Not even you, MAGA.
Fascism is here.
No one is safe with ICE on the streets. Not even you, MAGA.
Fascism is here.
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
ICE doesn't care if you're an American citizen or not, they'll just shoot you in the face regardless.
No one is safe with ICE on the streets. Not even you, MAGA.
Fascism is here.
No one is safe with ICE on the streets. Not even you, MAGA.
Fascism is here.
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He's right, and I fear too few Democrats have realized this.
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
He's right, and I fear too few Democrats have realized this.
Tell me you're on the wrong side of history without telling me you're on the wrong side of history.
(Where "wrong side of history" is the Mussolini-Hitler side, recruiting gangs of loyal 'federal' thugs to terrorize the populace and usurp power while controlling the media to generate propaganda.)
(Where "wrong side of history" is the Mussolini-Hitler side, recruiting gangs of loyal 'federal' thugs to terrorize the populace and usurp power while controlling the media to generate propaganda.)
Rep. Pete Sessions: "This protesting that goes on -- honking of horns, obstructing federal law enforcement -- should not be tolerated ... I stand completely with the administration on this effort."
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Tell me you're on the wrong side of history without telling me you're on the wrong side of history.
(Where "wrong side of history" is the Mussolini-Hitler side, recruiting gangs of loyal 'federal' thugs to terrorize the populace and usurp power while controlling the media to generate propaganda.)
(Where "wrong side of history" is the Mussolini-Hitler side, recruiting gangs of loyal 'federal' thugs to terrorize the populace and usurp power while controlling the media to generate propaganda.)
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“Which is why we are posthumously indicting Paul Revere.”
Rep. Pete Sessions: "This protesting that goes on -- honking of horns, obstructing federal law enforcement -- should not be tolerated ... I stand completely with the administration on this effort."
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“Which is why we are posthumously indicting Paul Revere.”
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If ICE in Minn. isn't screaming 1930's NAZI GERMANY to you, go study history! The tactics are right out of Hitler's playbook. Door to door house raids, ripping people from cars, arresting American vets, separating families and relishing in sending fear across the populace is NOT American. RESIST FDT
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
If ICE in Minn. isn't screaming 1930's NAZI GERMANY to you, go study history! The tactics are right out of Hitler's playbook. Door to door house raids, ripping people from cars, arresting American vets, separating families and relishing in sending fear across the populace is NOT American. RESIST FDT
On this day in 1808 John Rennie's plan to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture. (Fun fact: my family is from Reculver and probably attended this church, back in the 1200s.)
St Mary's Church, Reculver - Wikipedia
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January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
On this day in 1808 John Rennie's plan to defend St Mary's Church in Reculver from coastal erosion was abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture. (Fun fact: my family is from Reculver and probably attended this church, back in the 1200s.)
Drone Irony! Just as I decide to take up drone photography, the heart of my historic city is declared off limits. Why? Because some officially-approved entity is flying a drone in the area. This restriction started before Christmas and has been extended all through January, per this NOTAM (see ALT).
![Screenshot of a NOTAM for Coventry in the UK as shown in Chrome by The Drone Map. NOTAM originally stood for Notice to Airmen, but is increasingly referred to as Notice to Air Missions. It is an essential aviation alert for time-sensitive info on hazards. In this case the hazard is a professional service flying a drone in Coventry, causing a three-mile diameter circle of restriction. This has to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority and so is likely to be civic or industrial entity blocking this out - for over a month now.
TEMPO DANGER AREA (TDA) EGD298B
INSTALLED
Flight Restriction
VERTICAL LIMITS
Surface to 900 FT AGL
ACTIVATION
Active until 19 days, 10 hours
From: Mon 12 Jan 2026 07:00 UTC
To: Sat 31 Jan 2026 23:00 UTC
DETAILS
ID: EGGN/J40/26
Radius: 2 NM
FULL TEXT
TEMPO DANGER AREA (TDA) EGD298B
INSTALLED WI 1.35NM RADIUS OF 522429N 0013037W (COVENTRY). BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT UAS OPS [remote drone operations] CONTAINED WHOLLY WI THE TDA. MAX HGT 400FT AGL. EMERG SERVICES ACFT MAY ENTER THE AIRSPACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL DECONFLICTION AGREEMENTS. FOR INFO CTC AROPS(AT) CAA. CO.UK. AR-2025-
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January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Drone Irony! Just as I decide to take up drone photography, the heart of my historic city is declared off limits. Why? Because some officially-approved entity is flying a drone in the area. This restriction started before Christmas and has been extended all through January, per this NOTAM (see ALT).
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One of my favorite words:
Word of the day: AUTOPOIESIS
(from Greek for "self-creation") is a concept in systems theory describing systems, like living cells, that continuously produce and maintain their own components and boundaries through self-referential networks, defining life as a system that creates itself.
(from Greek for "self-creation") is a concept in systems theory describing systems, like living cells, that continuously produce and maintain their own components and boundaries through self-referential networks, defining life as a system that creates itself.
January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
One of my favorite words:
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I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
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Absofuckinglutely 💯
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Absofuckinglutely 💯
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It’s absolutely both
The head-spinning events of the past week indicate that either Trump is stark raving mad or his elevation to the US presidency was the greatest undercover coup in the history of Soviet and Russian intelligence. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Lara Marlowe: Europe may have as little as 20 days to avert the irreparable. There are still things it can do
Head-spinning events of the past week indicate that either Trump is stark raving mad or the result of the greatest undercover coup in the history of Soviet intelligence
www.irishtimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It’s absolutely both
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Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
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Approximately 25,000+ people CANCELLED their World Cup Tickets overnight and counting.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
January 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Approximately 25,000+ people CANCELLED their World Cup Tickets overnight and counting.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
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He’s going to have to fly in a million people from North Korea to fill up the stadiums and hold up posters with his face on for the cameras.
Approximately 25,000+ people CANCELLED their World Cup Tickets overnight and counting.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
He’s going to have to fly in a million people from North Korea to fill up the stadiums and hold up posters with his face on for the cameras.
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Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
Life in America, 2026:
Going shopping
Going shopping
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and goons heckled by activists and shoppers protesting his presence as he and a federal agent caravan leave a Target in St Paul, Minnesota for a restroom break. 'Get the fuck outta here' 'You guys are bitches' 'Nobody wants you here!'
January 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Life in America, 2026:
Going shopping
Going shopping
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Blue state lawmakers have had it with ICE.
State legislatures nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.
State legislatures nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.
States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting
Legislators nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents.
www.politico.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Blue state lawmakers have had it with ICE.
State legislatures nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.
State legislatures nationwide are advancing bills to curb immigration enforcement and limit cooperation with federal agents after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.